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kiddush.

A blessing recited over wine or grape juice in commemoration of the sanctity of the Shabbat or other Jewish holy day.

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Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkɪdʊʃ//ˈkɪdɪʃ//kiːˈduːʃ/
  1. A blessing recited over wine or grape juice in commemoration of the sanctity of the Shabbat or other Jewish holy day.

    Judaism
  2. Clipping of kiddush luncheon (“a light luncheon following a morning synagogue service typically serving grape juice, challah, and cold food, and especially following a bar or bat mitzvah”).

    Judaism · abbreviation · alt-of · clipping
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Hebrew קִדּוּשׁ (kidúsh, “kiddush”, literally “sanctification”). Doublet of kaddish.

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